Docidoceras

Do-se-do-seh-ras.
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Emily Green

Paleobotanist

Emily Green brings the ancient world of plants to life through her insightful research and engaging writing. Her expertise lies in examining how prehistoric vegetation influenced climate patterns and animal evolution.

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Name

Docidoceras.

Phonetic

Do-se-do-seh-ras.

Named By

Buckman‭ ‬-‭ ‬1919.

Classification

Mollusca,‭ ‬Cephalopoda,‭ ‬Ammonoidea,‭ ‬Ammonitida,‭ ‬Stephanocerataceae,‭ ‬Otoitidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

D.‭ ‬biforme,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬chandleri,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬chocsinkyi,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬cylindroides,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬wysogorskii,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬zemistephanoides

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Canada,Yukon‭ ‬-‭ ‬Euhoploceras tuberculatum ammonoid zone.‭ ‬England.‭ ‬Morocco‭ ‬-‭ ‬Agoudim Formation.‭ ‬Spain.‭ ‬USA,‭ ‬Alaska‭ ‬-‭ ‬Kialagvik Formation.

Time Period

Bajocian of the Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Multiple individuals.

In Depth

       Docidoceras is a genus of ammonites that seems to have had a near global distribution in the seas of the mid Jurassic.‭ ‬However despite the widespread‭ ‬distribution‭ ‬of the fossils,‭ ‬most specimens of Docidoceras are at the time of writing known from Alaska.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology,‭ ‬Part L,‭ ‬Mollusca‭ ‬4,‭ ‬Cephalopoda‭ ‬-‭ ‬Ammonoidea‭ ‬1-490.‭ ‬-‭ ‬W.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Arkell,‭ ‬W.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Furnish,‭ ‬B.‭ ‬Kummel,‭ ‬A.‭ ‬K.‭ ‬Miller,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Moore,‭ ‬O.‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Schindewolf,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Sylvester-Bradley‭ & ‬C.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Wright‭ ‬-‭ ‬1957.

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